Thursday, April 7, 2016

Wells Fargo Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, April 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +204 and the Flyers at -228. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 79 games. They have an overall record of 28-40-11 and on the road they have a record of 14-23-2. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 192 goals and given up 233 goals for a point differential of -41. The Maple Leafs have 11 overtime losses including 6 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 4-6-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-51 and an over/under record of 31-36-12. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 39-26-13 including 22-10-7 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 203 goals and surrendered 208 for a goal differential of -5. The Flyers have 13 losses in OT and 8 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 38-39 while their over/under record sits at 30-28-20.

Nazem Kadri has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 17 goals this season with 260 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Leo Komarov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 129 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Jonathan Bernier has 11 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,070 shots against him and has given up 100 goals. He has made 970 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 66 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 22 goals this season with 228 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 44 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 29 goals on 215 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 57 points on the season. Steve Mason has 22 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,532 shots against him and has given up 125 goals. He has made 1,407 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have 67 total points this season. They have scored 186 goals while giving up 227 goals. They have had 252 power play opportunities and have scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 260 power play opportunities and given up 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.62% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have a total of 91 points on the season. They have 50 power play goals on 265 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 251 power play opportunities and have given up 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 200 goals scored while they've given up 200 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.32%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 52.8% as they've attempted 4,885 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,365 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.7% as they have 3,603 attempts while they've given up 3,370 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season. They have 2,533 face off wins compared to 2,468 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.6%. On defense Toronto has 2,065 hits and they've blocked 995 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 4,639 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,556 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.5% as they have 3,365 shots while they've given up 3,295 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 51.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.8% as they've compiled 2,387 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,316 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 1,261 shot attempts and they have 2,121 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 26-51 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 31-36-12 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 38-39 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 30-28-20 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out for season
04/04/16 C Nazem Kadri Suspension out for season
04/04/16 C Peter Holland Concussion out indefinitely
04/02/16 LW Milan Michalek Knee out for season
03/29/16 D Viktor Loov Upper Body out indefinitely
03/26/16 C Leo Komarov Lower Body out indefinitely
03/26/16 LW Nikita Soshinkov Upper Body out indefinitely
03/12/16 D Jared Cowen Hip out indefinitely
03/08/16 D Matt Hunwick Hernia out for season
02/25/16 LW James Van Riemsdyk Foot out for season
02/25/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia out for season

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

04/04/16 D Andrew MacDonald Head expected to miss Wednesday vs Detroit
03/20/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Knee expected to miss 3-4 weeks
02/22/16 D Michael Del Zotto Wrist out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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